Title 43

NRS 482.458 Suspension upon dishonored payment for registration; return of certificate of registration and license plates to Department; notice; reinstatement. 1. The Department may suspend the registration of a motor vehicle and require the return to the Department of the certif…

NRS 482.460 Unsafe or improperly equipped vehicle. 1. The Department shall rescind and cancel the registration of any vehicle which the Department determines is unsafe, unfit to be operated or not equipped as required by law. 2. Except as provided in subsection 4, the Department …

NRS 482.461 Failure of mandatory test of emissions from engines; notification; cost of inspection. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 445B.825, if the test conducted pursuant to NRS 445B.798 indicates that a motor vehicle which is registered in a county whose …

NRS 482.463 Surrender or proof of loss of certificate of registration and license plates of vehicle with declared gross weight in excess of 26,000 pounds: Refund or credit for excise taxes. The holder of an original registration for a motor vehicle with a declared gross weight in…

NRS 482.465 Unlawful use of certificate of registration or license plates; cancellation of certificate of title or registration and license plates improperly issued or obtained; revocation of certificate of title or registration and license plates for vehicle with declared gross …

NRS 482.470 Disposition of certificates of registration and title and license plates if vehicle dismantled, junked or rendered inoperative; issuance of salvage title; destruction of returned plates. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 487.105, if any vehicle is dismantled, jun…

NRS 482.475 Vehicle used for short-term leasing. The Department shall cancel the registration of any motor vehicle used for short-term leasing whenever the Department ascertains that the short-term lessor has failed to comply with the requirements of NRS 482.295. [Part 6:202:1931…

NRS 482.478 No refund of registration fees or governmental services taxes upon rescission or cancellation of registration or surrender of license plates; exception. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.463, upon the rescission or cancellation of the registration of any vehicle…

NRS 482.480 Fees for registration; exceptions; Account for Verification of Insurance. [Effective through December 31, 2030.] There must be paid to the Department for the registration or the transfer or reinstatement of the registration of motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers…

NRS 482.4805 Transfer of money from Account for Verification of Insurance to State Highway Fund. On June 30 of each year, the State Controller shall transfer from the Account for Verification of Insurance created pursuant to NRS 482.480 to the State Highway Fund any amount in the…

NRS 482.481 Proration of fee for registration of certain vehicles. The registration fees for a motortruck, truck-tractor, bus or combination of vehicles having a declared gross weight of 10,001 pounds or more which is registered on the basis of a calendar year must be reduced by …

NRS 482.482 Additional fees for registration of motortruck, truck-tractor or bus; payment by installment for fleets authorized; penalty for failure to pay fee or tax; registration of vehicle after conviction or plea for operating vehicle which exceeded its declared gross weight. …

NRS 482.483 Additional fees for registration of trailer or semitrailer. In addition to any other applicable fee listed in NRS 482.480, there must be paid to the Department: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, for every trailer or semitrailer having an unladen weight …

NRS 482.4835 Certain additional charges permissible by lessor of motortruck; disclosure required. 1. A lessor of a motortruck may impose an additional charge to recover any costs incurred by the lessor in conducting his or her business. 2. If a lessor of a motortruck wishes to im…

NRS 482.485 Weighing of motor vehicles by public weighmasters; alternative for farm vehicles. 1. The provisions of chapter 582 of NRS (Public Weighmasters) are hereby made applicable to this chapter. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, all motor vehicles required to …

NRS 482.490 Manufacturer’s, distributor’s, dealer’s or rebuilder’s license plate. Each person who applies for a manufacturer’s, distributor’s, dealer’s or rebuilder’s license plate, or pair of plates shall pay at the time of application a fee according to the following schedule: …

NRS 482.500 Fees for duplicate or substitute certificates of registration, decals and number plates; fees for replacement number plates or sets of plates issued for special license plates; fees for souvenir and sample license plates; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in…

NRS 482.503 Exemptions from fees for registration. The registration fee imposed by this chapter does not apply to vehicles owned by the United States, the State of Nevada, any political subdivision of the State of Nevada, or any county, municipal corporation, city, unincorporated…

NRS 482.515 Delinquent fees; penalties. 1. Whenever a person operates any vehicle upon the public highways of this State without having paid therefor the registration or transfer fee required by this chapter, the required fee shall be deemed delinquent. 2. Except as otherwise pro…

NRS 482.516 Sale or lease of repossessed vehicle: Persons liable on security agreement to be given written notice of intent in advance; required manner of provision and contents of notice; rights of persons liable on security agreement. 1. Any provision in any security agreement …

NRS 482.5161 Sale of repossessed construction equipment. 1. All the provisions of NRS 482.516 apply equally to the repossession of any article of construction equipment pursuant to the security agreement. 2. As used in this section, “construction equipment” includes without limit…

NRS 482.5163 Sale of repossessed vehicle in commercially reasonable manner; application of proceeds; injunctive relief; damages. 1. Every repossessed vehicle shall be sold in a commercially reasonable manner. The fact that a better price could have been obtained by a sale at a di…

NRS 482.5165 Repossession of vehicle of certain persons prohibited during governmental shutdown; penalty. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, if a person liable on a security agreement provides proof …

NRS 482.518 Reports of repossession to peace officer and Department. Any person, firm or corporation who repossesses a vehicle without the knowledge of the registered owner thereof shall immediately report such repossession by oral communication to the police of the city or to th…

NRS 482.520 Action by Department on reports of stolen, embezzled and recovered vehicles. Whenever the owner of any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is stolen or embezzled files an affidavit alleging such fact with the Department, it shall immediately suspend the regist…

NRS 482.540 Authority of police officer, without warrant, to seize and take possession of certain vehicles; inspection and written report concerning certain falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated numbers and marks; authority of court to declare vehicle forfeit…

NRS 482.542 Disposition of seized vehicle. 1. Any vehicle seized pursuant to NRS 482.540 may be removed by a law enforcement agency or the Department to: (a) A place designated for the storage of seized property. (b) An appropriate place for disposal if that disposal is specifica…

NRS 482.543 Definitions. As used in NRS 482.543 to 482.554, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 482.5432 to 482.5445, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2007, 2361)

NRS 482.5432 “Automobile wrecker” defined. “Automobile wrecker” means a person who obtains a license pursuant to NRS 487.050 to dismantle, scrap, process or wreck a vehicle. (Added to NRS by 2007, 2361)

NRS 482.5434 “Body shop” defined. “Body shop” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 487.532. (Added to NRS by 2007, 2361; A 2009, 2698)

NRS 482.5436 “Garage operator” defined. “Garage operator” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 487.545. (Added to NRS by 2007, 2361)

NRS 482.544 “Identification number or mark” defined. “Identification number or mark” means: 1. The motor number, other distinguishing number or identification mark of a vehicle required or employed for purposes of registration; or 2. The identification number or other distinguish…

NRS 482.5445 “Salvage pool” defined. “Salvage pool” has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection 2 of NRS 487.400. (Added to NRS by 2007, 2361)

NRS 482.545 Certain unlawful acts. It is unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts: 1. To operate, or for the owner thereof knowingly to permit the operation of, upon a highway any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is not registered or which does not h…

NRS 482.547 Unlawful sale, offer of sale or display for sale of motor vehicle; penalty. 1. It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer to sell or display for sale any vehicle unless the person is: (a) The lienholder, owner or registered owner of the vehicle; (b) A repossessor of t…

NRS 482.548 Unlawful display of vehicle for sale or lease. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful for any person to display for the purpose of sale or lease any vehicle upon any vacant lot or unimproved portion of a public right-of-way. 2. A registered ow…

NRS 482.550 Unlawful sale or delivery of used vehicle within State if vehicle not registered in this State; disposition of plates; penalty. 1. It is unlawful to sell or deliver any used automobile or other vehicle, within the State of Nevada, when such vehicle is not registered i…

NRS 482.5505 Unlawful taking of possession of motor vehicle or part thereof with knowledge that identification number or mark has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated; exception; penalty. A vehicle dealer, employee of a vehicle dealer, garage operator, …

NRS 482.551 Unlawful purchase, disposal, sale or transfer of motor vehicle or parts with falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated identification number or mark; applicability; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person who knowingly: (a) …

NRS 482.553 Unlawful removal, defacement, alteration or obliteration of identification number or mark of motor vehicle or part thereof; restoration of number or mark; homemade vehicles; penalty. 1. A person shall not intentionally remove, deface, alter or obliterate the identific…

NRS 482.5533 Unlawful failure of certain persons to notify Department or local law enforcement agency within certain period of discovery of motor vehicle or part thereof having identification number or mark that has been falsely attached, removed, defaced, altered or obliterated;…

NRS 482.5536 Court proceedings: Disclosure of certain information prohibited; exception; in camera review. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not disclose during any court proceeding or in any written document produced pursuant to a request for discov…

NRS 482.554 Deceptive trade practices: Acts constituting; administrative fines; certain disclosures required; remedy not exclusive. 1. The Department may impose an administrative fine of not more than $10,000 against any person who engages in a deceptive trade practice. The Depar…

NRS 482.555 Criminal penalties for certain violations of chapter; exception. 1. In addition to any other penalty provided by this chapter: (a) It is a gross misdemeanor for any person knowingly to falsify: (1) A dealer’s or rebuilder’s report of sale, as described in NRS 482.423 …

NRS 482.557 Failure to provide insurance: Administrative fines; requirements for filing and maintaining with Department certificate of financial responsibility; suspension of driver’s license of registered owner. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 485.317, if …

NRS 482.565 Administrative fines for violations other than deceptive trade practices; injunction or other appropriate remedy; enforcement proceedings. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.554, the Department may impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $2,500, for a vio…